CVE-2021-39217
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-39217 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting OpenMage/magento-lts versions <= 19.4.21 and <= 20.0.18. The vulnerability was disclosed and patched in January 2023, impacting the custom layout functionality in the OpenMage e-commerce platform (GitHub Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability allows custom layout-enabled admin users to execute arbitrary commands through block methods. The issue specifically relates to insufficient validation in the block method blacklist implementation, where the security helper class incorrectly handled method validation (GitHub Commit).

Impact

The vulnerability enables authenticated users with admin access to execute arbitrary commands via block methods in the custom layout functionality, potentially leading to remote code execution on the affected system (GitHub Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in OpenMage versions v19.4.13 and v20.0.11 and later. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest versions (v19.4.22 or v20.0.19) which include the security fix (GitHub Release).

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